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Any lawsuit by Lehman Brothers’ creditors against CME Group, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and DRW Trading seeking compensation over losses associated with the $2bn-plus (€1.46bn) “fire sale” of the firm’s futures book is likely to be unsuccessful, as per a report by court-appointed examiner Anton Valukas.

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Valukas noted that CME and the buyers of Lehman-owned futures - Goldman, Barclays and DRW - are deemed to be protected by CME's position as a self-regulator of its exchanges and safe-harbour provisions of bankruptcy law.